Smoker



March 31, 1936. w, w, BERNARD SMOKER -Original Filed July 3, 1934 2Sheets-Sheet 1 3m WWfier/zard I I I I I I l I I I I n I III 31, 1935. ww BERNARD 2,035,782

SMOKER Original Filed JulyS, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l/ll/l/l/III/I/INVENTOR a BY WWBer Patented Mar. 31, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEApplication July 3, 1934, Serial No. 733,693 Renewed September 23, 193510 Claims.

This invention relates to a tobacco smoker and among other advantagesprovides a container which will hold a supply of tobacco sufficient fornumerous consecutive smokes before refilling. The invention alsoprovides a smoking receptacle which may be readily removed for cleaningand which may be replaced with another at any time without difficulty.Further objects are to provide a smoking container which will be lightin weight and comfortable to hold in the mouth and which will smoke cooland sweet. The invention has other objects which will be apparent fromthe following description of two embodiments of said invention, whichare shown in the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification.

In said drawings,-

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the combined container and smoker showingthe parts in position for smoking; 7

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same with parts broken away to disclosethe construction;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the same, part of the stem beingbroken away, the lid of the receptacle or barrel being shown open andthe bowl being shown in its lowermost position, ready for a filling;

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of another form of smoker, which ispreferred;

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the form of smoker but showing the form ofFig. 6;

Fig. 9 is a section on line 9--9 of Fig. 8; and

Fig. 10 is a section on line Ill-l of Fig. 6.

Referring particularly to the drawings, and first to Figs; 1-5inclusive, there is shown a barrel or container 10 for holding thereserve supply of tobacco, said barrel being preferably of a very lightweight material such as aluminum or magnesium or wood, suitablyornamented on the outer surface. While the barrel I0 is shown as beingrectangular in cross section, it may be hexagonal or circular in crosssection, and while its dimensions are immaterial, its capacity shouldpermit the filling of the bowl of the smoker numerous times withoutrecharging the barrel with a fresh supply of tobacco.

The barrel I0 is closed at the top for a. portion of its length by awall ll. However, at the forward end, the barrel is closed by a lid l2,which is preferably slidable in grooves I3. Tobacco is placed in thebarrel when the lid has been moved outwardly as shown in Fig. 3 toexpose the interior of the barrel. The end of the barrel which isadjacent the wall I I has a screw-threaded bore I 4 and an ordinarymouth piece I is screwed into the bore M.

A bowl [6, which is preferably of thin wood but which may be made ofcorncob, corky or pliant wood or even clay, or other material, ismounted in a bowl carrier I! which is vertically slidable in guides [8formed on the interior of the barrel l0. Preferably the bowl I6 has atop flange l9 which extends outwardly over the upper edge of the bowlcarrier I1 and which has a notch 20 for insertion of a fingernail tofacilitate removal of the bowl from its carrier. The carrier has aseries of internal spacers or extrusions 2| which hold the bowl centeredwith respect to the carrier and out of contact with any of the walls ofthe carrier. Preferably the carrier is made of aluminum or magnesium andit should snugly fit the guides l8 so that there is no appreciableleakage of air possible between the Walls of the bowl carrier and themagazine. The bowl carrier is formed with at least two lugs orprojections 22 formed at the top thereof and 25 adapted to provide stopsto prevent the carrier from falling out of the magazine, as will beunderstood from Fig. 4. A gap 23 is provided at the tops of the guidesl8 to permit the lugs 22 to clear said guides and thus make possible theremoval of the bowl carrier with the bowl if desired.

In order to hold the bowl carrier and bowl in the uppermost or smokingposition, a locking sleeve 24 snugly surrounds the barrel Ill and isadapted to be pushed into position to engage a slot 25 cut in the wallof the carrier ll. Preferably the sleeve 24 is pliable or slightlyelastic or is provided on the inner wall with elastic or sealingmaterial so that when the sleeve is in bowl-locking position, asillustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, it will substantially seal the small airgap between the lower end of the bowl carrier and the bottom wall of thebarrel. The bowl has a perforation 26 near the bottom and preferably analined perforation 21 in the bowl carrier makes possible the necessarysuction through the pipe when smoking it. It will be understood thatwhile tobacco is packed in the barrel adjacent the stem l5, it is notpacked so firmly as to retard the fiow of smoke. However, if desired,the stem l5 may have an extension (not shown) which terminatesapproximately at the perforation 21. When the carrier is in itsuppermost position, the extension would insure easy drawing if thet'obacco'is packed firmly in the barrel. The extension is not shownbecause its construction will be understood without illustration.

In the form of Figs. 6-10, which is preferred, the barrel or container30 has a tapering end 3!, to which the mouthpiece 32 is attached. Thecarrier 33 is of thin metal, with a flange or shoulder 34 on theinterior spaced from the bottom, and the removable bowl 35 rests on saidflange. The bowl 35 is shown as circular in cross-section, and thecarrier is shown as rectangulan with the bowl snugly fitting inside.However, the bowl and carrier may have other shapes. A slidable lockingsleeve 36 engages a notch 31 to hold the carrier in uppermost or smokingposition. The air space 38 between the bottom of the bowl and the bottomof the carrier is useful not onlyin keeping the carrier at a lowertemperature, but also to catch juices and other matter. A screw plug 39is removable from the bottom of the'carrier-to permit cleaning out ofsaid air space. To close the top of the barrel so as to prevent thetobacco from .falling out of the barrel and bowl, a slidable lid '40 isprovided, see Fig. '8. A band 4| of rubber or metal, with a fingerpiece42, is slidable over the barrel, being retained in position by friction,and provides a member which is very convenient when holding the smokerby hand.

Whenin use, the entire interior of the barrel, except that portionthereof immediately above the bowl, and the bowl itself will be filledwith tobacco. Filling is facilitated by sliding the lid outwardlyyand byusing the forefinger to push the tobacco into both ends of the barrel.The bowl is then moved to the smoking position and the sleeve is looked,as shown in Figs. 1 and 6. The tobacco in the bowl is then ignited inthe customary way and smoking is continued until the tobacco in the bowlis consumed or as long as is desired. When it is desired to remove theashes from thebowl it may be knocked out (with the bowl secured in'theposition of Figs. 1 and 6) without interfering in any Way with thesurplus tobacco held in'the barrel. The bowl may be inverted forcleaning, or it may be removed entirely with ease and replaced aftercleaning it. When a new supply of tobacco is desired, the bowl andcarrier are moved downwardly to the position of Figs. 3 and 8, and afterdisengaging the sleeve from the carrier, the user, by shaking thecontainer, will cause some of the tobacco in the barrel to fall into thebowl. The tobacco is packed by the fingers in the customary manner andadditional tobacco may be pushed by the fingers'from the barrel into thebowl until the latter has a sufiicient supply. Then the bowl is restoredand the new charge of tobacco is ignited in the customary manner. Thisprocess may be repeated until the supply of tobacco is exhausted, whichwill not take place until eight to ten bowlsful have been consumed.

The described smoker provides a supply of tobacco which will last for aconsiderable time and will be especially desired by steady smokers; it

. also provides a very sweet and cool smoke which to the particularembodiments thereof herein shown and described.

Having described two embodiments of the invention, what I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A smoker comprising, in combination, a barrel providing a receptaclefor holding a supply of tobacco; a stem secured to the barrel; a bowlslidably mounted on the barrel and adapted to be depressed relative tothe barrel to facilitate filling; and means to secure the bowl againstsliding.

2. A smoker comprising, in combination, a barrelproviding a receptaclefor holding a supply of tobacco; a stem secured to the barrel;transverse guides on the interior of the barrel; a bowl adapted to slidein said guides; means to prevent the bowl from falling out of thebarrel; and means to hold the bowl in a position facilitating lightingand smoking.

3. A smoker comprising, in combination, a bara rel providing areceptacle for holding a supply of tobacco; a stem secured to thebarrel; transverse guides on the interior of the barrel; a bowl adaptedto slide in said guides; means to prevent the bowl from falling out ofthe barrel; a sleeve slidable over the exterior of the barrel; and meansengageable with said sleeve to hold the bowl against movement.

4. A smoker comprising, in combination, a bar rel providinga receptaclefor holding a supply of tobacco; astem secured to the barrel; a bowlslidably mounted on the barrel and adapted to be depressed relative tothe barrel to facilitate filling; and a sleeve slidable over the barreland adapted to fit over the joint between the bottom of the bowl and thebarrel when the bowl is up: permost; said sleeve thus forming a seal aswell as a lock. g

5. A smoker comprising, in combination, a barrel providing a receptaclefor holding a supply of tobacco; astem secured to one end of the barrel;transverse guides formed on the barrel; a bowl carrier slidable on saidguides; means to limit sliding of said bowl carrier; and a bowlremovably mounted in the bowl carrier.

6. A smoker comprising, in combination, a barrel providing a receptaclefor holding a supply of tobacco; a stem secured to one end of thebarrel; transverse guides formed on the barrel; a bowl carrier slidableon said guides; a bowl removably carried within the bowl carrier; and asleeve which holds the bowl carrier against movement and is slidable onthe barrel.

7. A smoker comprising, in combination, a barrel providing a receptaclefor holding a supply of tobacco; a stem secured to one end of thebarrel; transverse guides formed on the barrel; a bowl carrier slidableon said guides; a. bowl removably carried within the bowl carrier; meanson the bowl carrier to space the bowl away from the walls of the bowlcarrier; perforations in the bowl and carrier to permit smoke to passfrom the bowl to the stem; and a sleeve which holds the bowl carrieragainst movement and is slidable on the barrel.

8. A smoker comprising, in combination, a barrel providing a receptacle;a carrier secured to the barrel and slidable transversely thereof; abowl in the carrier; an interior shoulder spacing the bowl above thebottom of the carrier; and a removable plug closing an aperture in thebottom of the carrier, directly below the bowl.

9. A smoker comprising, in combination, a barrel providing a-receptaclefor a supply of tobacco and partially open at the top; acarrierpslidably ably mounted on the barrel and adapted to be depressedrelative to the barrel to permit filling; means to secure the bowl in anormal smoking position; and conduit means connecting the bowl with thestem so that tobacco placed in said bowl 5 may be smoked.

WALTER W. BERNARD.

